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Use Distant Lights

Concept

Procedure

To create a distant light

1. At the Command prompt, enter lightingunits and set the value to 0 for standard lighting.
2. Click View menu Render Light New Distant Light. At the Command prompt, enter distantlight.
3. Click in the drawing to specify a location for the light.
4. Click to specify a direction.
5. At the Command prompt, enter n and enter a name. This name will appear in the properties and in the Lights in Model window (LIGHTLIST).

   You can continue to specify properties by entering options, or you can exit and set properties interactively. When you use the interactive method, you can see the results of your changes as you work.

6. Press ENTER twice to exit the command. A distant light is not displayed as a light glyph.

   To change the properties of a distant light. Enter lightlistat the command prompt. In the Lights in Model window, double click on the distant light name from the light list and use the Lighting Properties palette to change its color and other properties.

    Toolbar: Lights 
    Command entry: DISTANTLIGHT
    Dashboard: Lights panel (click to expand), Create a Distant Light